Medieval History
he research group *?Transcultural Studies?,* part of the excellence
initiative at the University of Heidelberg, is offering three
*PhD positions*
within the Junior Research Group entitled ?Trading Diasporas in the
Eastern Mediterranean 1200-1600?.
The positions would start on 1 October 2008 and are limited to three
years; the salary is according to E 13 TV-L (50%).
PhD students will be expected to develop a PhD project within the
group?s thematical focus ?Trading Diasporas in the Eastern Mediterranean
1200-1600? which will primarily address (but not exclusively) Jewish,
Venetian or Byzantine merchants communities in Crete and the Levant of
the Middle Ages and the early modern era. She/he will be expected to
contribute to the organisation of an international conference on the
same theme.
The programme is looking for applicants with an excellent academic
standing who are interested in completing a doctoral degree at the
University of Heidelberg. Applicants are required to hold a Masters
degree or equivalent by 1 October 2008. The positions available are open
to both EU and overseas students.
The successful candidates will hold a university degree in History,
Jewish studies, Arabic philology/Islamic studies, Romance studies,
political economy or cultural science with a specialisation in the
history of the Medieval/early modern Mediterranean. She/he must be
comfortable dealing with primary sources in Medieval Latin and Italian.
Knowledge of Arabic, Hebrew or Greek is a desirable asset.
Applicants are asked to send:
Curriculum Vitae
Copy of university degree
Publications and/or samples of unpublished writing
Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the thesis
supervisor.
Applications should arrive no later than *24 July 2008* and should be
sent to: Dekanat der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität
Heidelberg, Transcultural Studies, Projekt Dr. des Georg Christ,
Voßstraße 2, Gebäude 4370, DE-69115 Heidelberg,
[email protected]
Unfortunately, applications cannot be returned. Interviews will be held
the *31 July 2008*.
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Medieval History
PhD positions, Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg
he research group *?Transcultural Studies?,* part of the excellence
initiative at the University of Heidelberg, is offering three
*PhD positions*
within the Junior Research Group entitled ?Trading Diasporas in the
Eastern Mediterranean 1200-1600?.
The positions would start on 1 October 2008 and are limited to three
years; the salary is according to E 13 TV-L (50%).
PhD students will be expected to develop a PhD project within the
group?s thematical focus ?Trading Diasporas in the Eastern Mediterranean
1200-1600? which will primarily address (but not exclusively) Jewish,
Venetian or Byzantine merchants communities in Crete and the Levant of
the Middle Ages and the early modern era. She/he will be expected to
contribute to the organisation of an international conference on the
same theme.
The programme is looking for applicants with an excellent academic
standing who are interested in completing a doctoral degree at the
University of Heidelberg. Applicants are required to hold a Masters
degree or equivalent by 1 October 2008. The positions available are open
to both EU and overseas students.
The successful candidates will hold a university degree in History,
Jewish studies, Arabic philology/Islamic studies, Romance studies,
political economy or cultural science with a specialisation in the
history of the Medieval/early modern Mediterranean. She/he must be
comfortable dealing with primary sources in Medieval Latin and Italian.
Knowledge of Arabic, Hebrew or Greek is a desirable asset.
Applicants are asked to send:
Curriculum Vitae
Copy of university degree
Publications and/or samples of unpublished writing
Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the thesis
supervisor.
Applications should arrive no later than *24 July 2008* and should be
sent to: Dekanat der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität
Heidelberg, Transcultural Studies, Projekt Dr. des Georg Christ,
Voßstraße 2, Gebäude 4370, DE-69115 Heidelberg,
[email protected]
Unfortunately, applications cannot be returned. Interviews will be held
the *31 July 2008*.
- Ma In Archaeology By Research
MA in Archaeology by Research - Fee Waiver > Visualising Late Antiquity: Everyday Life AD 300-650 > Centre for Late Antique Archaeology, University of Kent > > The School of European Culture and Languages is able to offer two MA fee > waivers at Home...
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A reminder that the application deadline for the Dumbarton Oaks summer program in Byzantine numismatics and sigillography is January 15, 2009. July 7?31, 2009 In July of 2009 Dumbarton Oaks will again offer a summer program on Byzantine numismatics and...
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The Department for Medieval and Neo-Latin Philology in Heidelberg, Germany, headed until 2005 by Prof. W. Berschin, is threatened with closure! If you want to help to save the Seminar für Lateinische Philologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit in Heidelberg,...
- American School Of Classical Studies At Athens Request For Proposals
Request for Proposal (RFP) for qualifying scholarships DFG (German Research Foundation) Research training group ?Cultural Orientations and Institutional Order in Southeastern Europe? at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (in cooperation with the Erfurt...
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Please see below for information about two positions in Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Archaeology at Oxford University. Copies of the postings are also attached to this message. POSITION ONE: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD FACULTY OF HISTORY AND SCHOOL OF...